Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12859, Anthony Ellsworth, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Noass.
Elsworth, Anthony or Elsworth
S. 1285-9
Carded
CONTENTS

14,932
New York
Anthony Ellwood
of Ulster in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Corp commanded by Captain Danister of the Regt. by Col. Jackson in the Cont. line for 18 mos. 3 ds.
★ Mass. Line
Records corrected. Dec. 11/65
Inscribed on the Roll of Ulster at the rate of 5 Dollars 4 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of July 1832 and for the Hon. H. Smith Modena
Arrears to the 4th of March '31 $ 11 40 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4/30/31 28 50 $142 50
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832 G. C. Hays
Recorded by G. C. Hays Clerk Book E Vol. 3 Page 18

68 State of New York County of Ulster On this Eleventh day of September in the year 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Ulster aforesaid now sitting Anthony Elsworth a Resident of the Town of Neversink in said County aged 68 Years who being first duly sworn according to Law deposes on his Oath make the following decl- -arations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 — That he enlisted in the service of the United States, was mustered into service and discharged in the year 1782 with David Knapp and served in the 9th Regiment of the Continental Line — Settles him under the following named Officers.
he enlisted That, in March 1782 in the Town of Sturtevant Old Hadley in the State of Mass- achusetts (The Bay State) he was hired by a man by the name of David Knowles who had enlisted in the Regular Service for 3 Years during the war that he was hired to take the place of the said David Knowles and was to receive the sum of fifty pounds for joining the corps in his place - that he was cheated out of the same by the said David Knowles that he was placed in the Company of Captain Bannister in the place of the said David Knowles in March 1782 in the Town of Old Hadley aforesaid in the 9 th Massachusetts Regiment of United States Troops - and was marched to Springfield and passed muster under Captain Bannister  as a Muster Master in March 1782 - the Regiment was Command- ed by Col Jackson & ( Maj Gibbs as he believes) - that there was no troops lying at Springfield at that time except new Recruits - That from Springfield he was marched to Nelson's Point opposite to West Point on the Hudson River - that they arrived at Nelson's Point about the 1 st of May - 1782, that at Nelson's Point when he arrived there there was lying there three Brigades of Regular troops - and that his Captain was Captain Suck under which he served in the said 9 th Regiment - That all the troops then lying were chiefly Bay or Massachusetts State troops - can't remember the name of the Command- er - that he laid at Nelson's Point from the first of May to the first of July - that he was marched to Verplank's Point that the whole of the said three Brigades was marched there and lay there about 4 or 6 weeks - that while there he first saw General Washington who every few days reviewed the said Brigades - that from Verplank's Point a party of about 20 under a Lieutenant was detached from the 9 th Regiment to go to East Chester in West Chester County to relieve a guard that was lying there and stayed about 3 weeks that he then returned to Verplank's Point to his old Company and that then he as a guard with about 30 men was sent down the river to Dobbs Ferry to relieve another guard for about 2 weeks -

that while there the band had a number of skirmishes with a lawless set of thieves who was called Pan Boys who was engaged in plundering cattle & horses and taking the same to the British - that he returned to Tappan's point - that the 9 th Regiment & the whole of the 3 Brigades was marched to New Windsor & West Point that they pitched their tents at New Windsor that a Mr. Jackson one of the Generals officers & lay there from the fall of 1782 to the 1 st of May 1783 - that in the fall of 1782 - the 1 st 6 th & 9 th Regiments were broken up and transferred in other Regiments that he was placed in the 2 nd Massachussetts Regiment in the Company commanded by Captain Smith in Col Sprouts Regiment - That while in the First Second Regiment in about the 1 st May they were marched to West Point - and there lay until the month of June 1784 on the 29 th day of June and was discharged that I received an honorable discharge from under the hand of General Washington - that he lost the same about the year 1800 - by having the same set out to pieces by the mice - and was so cut as to be unable to attach the same together & throw away that he applied for a pension and on the above said Service to judge Lucas Shumard and had his papers made about the year 1819 - but none from them since thinks they were never forwarded to the War Department - that last spring he applied to Lawyer Elmer and asked him to investigate the matter for him but that he never as he thinks done any thing in the matter
That to the interrogatories propounded by the War Department and sent by the Comt. he answered to the 1 st
1 st That he was born in Dover Town in the County of Ulster of New York in the year 1764 on the 13 th day of July
2 nd That his age is recorded in the Family Bible in the possession of his brother in in the Town of Stephentown in New York State
3 rd That when called in the Service he was at the time living in the Town of Little Husock now called Stephentown and went with the said band to old Hadley
That since the war he has lived for 8 years at Little Husock and then moved to Grandison in Ulster County and lived there about 5 years and then came to where he now resides and has since resided there

4 th That he was an Enlisted Substitute as aforesaid for David Knoll.
5 th That he was in the company of the Regular Officers & Regiments set forth in his declaration that cannot now fully set the same forth - (that the names of his Best Friends were Sergeants Polake Sergeant Hennaway Clifford & Levi Patten - Daniel Juniper David Kennington Daniel Day & Alva David Pavers a Drummer Gabriel Mosier & John Sergeant all belonging to the same Company that he does not know that any of them are now living - that he has no money to travel nor is he able from the bodily health to travel to search for them -
6 th That he did receive a written discharge and lost the same by the fire eating and cutting it to pieces about the year 1900 as set forth aforesaid
7 th That I have known to Edward Bowen Esq. to Thomas Grofman to Charles Hartshorn Esq. - and to Robert Willard who can testify to my good character - that I cannot produce any positive testimony of my service that the Clergyman in the neighborhood could not be produced in Court here having been away from home (in Albany at this time -
8 th That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any Agency of any State
Sworn to and Subscribed Anthony & Elsworth the day and year aforesaid
Before Adolphus Fair Judge A. G. Hardinburgh } Judges Horn as Clerk John Parsons
An W. Edward Bowen Esq. Charles Hartshorn Esq. Thomas Grofman and Robert Willard - residents of the Town of Warrenton in the neighborhood of the residence of the said Anthony Elsworth who has subscribed and sworn to the aforesaid declaration that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood of his residence to have been in the Army as aforesaid that he is a man of strict integrity entitled to full credit that we have witnessed the investigation of the matter of his claim as aforesaid & we are in the opinion of the Court that he is entitled

was a Protest against voting and he had stated from the last he said the day and year aforesaid -  Adolfus First Judge A. Haddensburgh } Judges Hon. A. Deyo } John Jensen }  Chas. Hartshorn Leonard Brewster Robert H. Willard George Lamoree Thomas Crofman
and the said Co

The Said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier - and served as he states -
A. G. Hardenburgh Abner D. Deyo John Jensen Judges
I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and Clerk of the County of Ulster - do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Anthony Elsworth - for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 11 th Day of September 1832.
Jacob Snyder
To the Secretary of War the Above Application you have will perceive was first made under the Militia form & altered upon examination of the Court to that presented by the Secretary for the Regular Troops - by the said Court - The Certificates and Evidence of good Character and service are left attached after the proceedings in proof of his service -
Sir it appears that there has been a mistake in spelling the Declarants name. he says that his name was Spelt thus Anthony Elsworth. by that name he expects he may be found on the Roll of Service
Chas Hartshorne J. P.

1 Ryerson Junior Ellenville Ulster Co N York
Anthony Elsworth
18073
✓
on final settlement
calculated March '82
definitive head 3rd of '83
17 mo. 3 d.
done
17 mo 14 d.

County  BRIEF in the case of  Anthony Ellsworth of Washington  of Ulster  in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 68  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted March 1782 In 17 discharged 29. June 1784 2 3 — As a Subst. full for Dair Troops Gen. Jackson (Maple) Corp Capt. Banister " Genl. G. Ray Col. Spratt (2) Capt. Smith   Applied for a pension in 1819 - placed his papers in the hands of Judge Lucas Ellmendorff to forward to Septm 17 War. Res. not. if they are on file  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Red Headley Maple  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, or by the rolls? Documentary  Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not properly attached 
* Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. S. Miller Examining Clerk,  9. March 1833

18073 old case
Anthony Ellsworth
Disf d March 14 th 1833
Qs: 8. 11. 12. 13. 14. 16
advised
P 298
did not apply - at least his name is not on list of application under act 1818 Hm
J. C. Brantley
m.c
566 b 39

Rev. War
12859 INVALID.
am
File No. 12,859
Anthony Ellsworth Briv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]